I moved my family from Dallas to a small city in Missouri. I miss the diversity of food in Texas, but the cost of living is much cheaper here.

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Josh Hartman and his family moved from the DFW region to Sikeston, Missouri, in 2022.

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A British tourist and an American find the best barbecue in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

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"Food Wars" hosts Harry Kersh and Joe Avella travel across the Dallas-Fort Worth area to find the best barbecue in the city. They'll be visiting four locations in two days to see what the city has to offer. This is "Food Tours."

We loved living in Austin but left after 10 years. Big businesses and tech wrecked our favorite parts of the city.

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Austin has changed a lot over the past 10 years.

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I'm a Californian who moved to Texas for a shot at the American dream. I moved back after 2 ½ years, but I miss Texas.

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Kimberly Wilkerson left California for Austin in 2022.

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Kamala Harris' economic agenda may now depend on beating Ted Cruz or Rick Scott

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Senate Democrats announced on Thursday that they're about to start spending millions on TV ads in Texas and Florida.

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A boomer from Texas retired in Panama for the low cost of living and lifestyle. She said it feels like 'Christmas every day.'

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Saundra Lohr, 68, moved to Panama City to retire in 2021.

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I live in America's fastest-growing city. I see why so many Californians and young families are moving to Texas.

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Lauren Barrett moved to Celina, Texas, a small town about an hour's drive from downtown Dallas, in 2023.

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San Francisco officials say they won't miss Elon Musk if he moves X to Texas: 'Good riddance'

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Elon Musk's X headquarters in San Francisco.

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A former real-estate agent and her husband had to dip into retirement savings to buy a house after being scammed out of $63,000

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Rich and Laurie Ramelow wired $63,000 to a fraudster instead of their escrow officer.

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A Gen Zer moved to Colorado from Texas because of its restrictive abortion laws. She said life is more expensive but the quality of life is worth it.

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Suzy Cubberley, 26, left Texas because she didn't agree with the state's restrictive abortion laws. She moved to Colorado, even though life is more expensive there.

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